Next man up: Diego Costa
http://www.caughtoffside.com/2014/0...-plus-striker-offer-for-la-liga-goal-machine/
He is better than Lukaku, but still weird they don't want to give him a shot.
And if things occur with Costa for Torres; Lukaku could still be the 2nd striker here.
If they want to, then they can make anything happen. FFP didn't stop ManU from signing Juan Mata. It didn't stop all the moves ManCity made last summer. Chelsea will probably move on from Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard at the end of the season and maybe even John Terry. They might sell off David Luis, which will give them some nice money in return. They have options. They can find another striker and pair him up with Lukaku or even move away from Lukaku. FFP isn't some impossible obstacle to overcome. Everything is fluid. What may have limited Chelsea last summer isn't going to stop them next summer. Situations change.
I heard something interesting on Sirius XM CH 94 on Wednesday. On Counter Attack, John Harkes was discussing Chelsea. He said according to his sources, that Roman Abramovich was the one calling all the shots at Chelsea. He was the one deciding who to move and even who to play. I found that a little unbelievable. While Abramovich does have a bit of Jerry Jones in him, I wouldn't think Mourhino would be okay with that kind of influence from the owner.
Boards have routinely controlled major signings for all clubs.
Jose controls his team and asks the board(RA is the board basically) for the latitude to make big moves.
The moves you are talking about are small potatoes stuff. Terry, Cole and others at end of career are not going to bring in a fortune.
That's exactly why Mata was sold. To haul in money that could be used to shape the roster.
Chelsea has the best midfield in the world. They have solid strikers, but they really have no means to acquire a rare special striker.
If they did they would have long since done so.
Jose likes Eto'o and has own with him. He also had Torres playing well prior to injury.
A lot of this is just chatter. As happens with any club that people can't shut up about.
Really no different than the Cowboys.
Whatever they do Chelsea are a powerhouse in no need of major signings as is.
They have incredible young talent at every level and a front-line Coach.
If I am being honest as is I think they are the 2nd best club in the world.
